[PATCH] nilfs2: fix BUG in nilfs_copy_dirty_pages() on dirty state mismatch
From: Ryusuke Konishi
Date: Mon Jul 20 2026 - 10:34:21 EST
Syzbot reported a kernel BUG triggered within nilfs_copy_dirty_pages(),
which copies dirty DAT file folios/pages to its shadow page cache. The
BUG occurs when a retrieved dirty folio/page unexpectedly loses its
'dirty' status.
This issue arises because, since the commit referenced below, the 'dirty'
flag of a folio/page can be cleared asynchronously after the filesystem
detects metadata corruption and transitions to read-only mode.
Resolve the issue by returning an -EROFS error if the filesystem has
transitioned to read-only mode. Also change the behavior to issue a
kernel warning only once instead of triggering a kernel BUG when this
unexpected 'dirty' state is detected while the filesystem is not in
read-only mode.
Reported-by: syzbot+8baf9a79a3ffc6271cb6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=8baf9a79a3ffc6271cb6
Fixes: 8c26c4e2694a ("nilfs2: fix issue with flush kernel thread after remount in RO mode because of driver's internal error or metadata corruption")
Signed-off-by: Ryusuke Konishi <konishi.ryusuke@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Viacheslav, please apply this for the next cycle.
This fixes an issue reported by syzbot where a kernel BUG could be
triggered depending on timing after filesystem corruption is detected.
Thanks,
Ryusuke Konishi
fs/nilfs2/page.c | 17 +++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/page.c b/fs/nilfs2/page.c
index a9d8aa65416f..1d00bce21c37 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/page.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/page.c
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ static void nilfs_copy_folio(struct folio *dst, struct folio *src,
int nilfs_copy_dirty_pages(struct address_space *dmap,
struct address_space *smap)
{
+ struct inode *smap_inode = smap->host;
struct folio_batch fbatch;
unsigned int i;
pgoff_t index = 0;
@@ -258,8 +259,19 @@ int nilfs_copy_dirty_pages(struct address_space *dmap,
struct folio *folio = fbatch.folios[i], *dfolio;
folio_lock(folio);
- if (unlikely(!folio_test_dirty(folio)))
- NILFS_FOLIO_BUG(folio, "inconsistent dirty state");
+ if (unlikely(!folio_test_dirty(folio))) {
+ if (WARN_ONCE(!sb_rdonly(smap_inode->i_sb),
+ "inconsistent dirty state\n"))
+ goto unlock_folio;
+
+ /*
+ * If the filesystem has been forced to read-only
+ * due to metadata corruption.
+ */
+ folio_unlock(folio);
+ err = -EROFS;
+ break;
+ }
dfolio = filemap_grab_folio(dmap, folio->index);
if (IS_ERR(dfolio)) {
@@ -277,6 +289,7 @@ int nilfs_copy_dirty_pages(struct address_space *dmap,
folio_unlock(dfolio);
folio_put(dfolio);
+unlock_folio:
folio_unlock(folio);
}
folio_batch_release(&fbatch);
--
2.43.0